The document summarizes a presentation on trends in teaching and training in the 21st century. It discusses effective teaching methods, potential barriers to teaching, and how technology can help address challenges. It provides examples of technologies like blogs, social media, social bookmarking and networking that can enhance teaching. The presentation covered netiquette for online interactions and concluded with an audience poll to gather feedback.

1. Teaching and Training in the 21st Century: Trends,
Triumphs, Tribulations and Technology
Carol Maynard and Alex Spiers
Tuesday 24th January 2012
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kexino/6336663225/

2. Plan
• Effective teaching/training
• Possible barriers
• Using technology to find solutions
• Application

3. Effective Teaching/Training
• Planning and preparation
Consideration of target group and how adults learn
• Interaction
Involvement, rapport, emphasis on the personal
• Knowledge and delivery
Enthusiasm, passion for subject
Challenges: resources, expectations, staffing
levels
KNIGHT, P. T. (2002) Being a Teacher in Higher Education. Buckingham:SRHE and OU Press

4. How are you feeling at the start of the training
day? (most closest to how you are feeling)
1. I have so much to
do I would prefer to
be back at work
2. Looking forward to
the day
3. Hope the lunch is
good
4. None of the above 0% 0% 0% 0%
1 2 3 4

5. On staff development events like this what
is your preferred learning style?
1. Like to be talked at –
gain new knowledge
2. Learning from
others, no chalk and
talk
3. Learning practical
skills
4. Combination of the
above 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
5. None of the above 1 2 3 4 5

6. How many PATCH groups are there in the
North West?
1. Five
2. Three
3. Six
4. I don’t know
0% 0% 0% 0%
1 2 3 4

7. How many Special Interest Groups are
there in LIHNN?
100%
1. Ten
2. Six
3. Twelve
4. Eight
5. I don’t know
0% 0% 0% 0%
1 2 3 4 5

8. Who is the Chair of the LIHNN Newsletter
Editorial Board?
100%
1. Mark Hargrave
2. Mike Houghton
3. Martin Harrington
4. Mike Hargreaves
0% 0% 0%
1 2 3 4

9. The NW Health Care Libraries Unit (HCLU) has an
annual Libraries Development Fund (LDF) to support
the development of library services serving NW NHS
staff. How much (approximately) is available this year?
50% 50%
1. 30k
2. 140k
3. 65k
4. 110k
0% 0%
1 2 3 4

10. According to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and
Development how much (approximately) did UK
employers spend on the training and development of
their individual employees in 2008?
1. £30 per individual
2. £100 per individual
3. £250 per individual
4. £800 per individual
5. £1,500 per
individual
0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
1 2 3 4 5

12. http://www.socialnomics.net/2011/12/28/infographic-every-60-seconds-on-the-web/

13. Source: http://www.slideshare.net/suebeckingham

15. Blogging
http://www.flickr.com/photos/futureshape/4977096245/lightbo

16. by Nina K Simon
Source: An Introduction to Web 2.0 and the Social Web Marieke Guy, UKOLN

17. http://www.flickr.com/photos/kexino/6302678493/in/photostream/

20. Social Bookmarking

22. Social Media
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbvatech/6748358205/sizes/l/in/photostream/

23. http://www.orkneylibrary.org.uk/

24. Netiquette
• Understand how public and permanent your
online footprint is (Search on Google or
www.123people.com)
• Be aware that your current or future employers
could choose to explore that online footprint!
• Do not say anything online that you would not
say face to face
• Avoid spamming and flaming
• Be aware that it is easy to misinterpret irony,
sarcasm etc… without tone of voice or
expressions to guide
• Consider who you are talking to…
Source http://www.slideshare.net/vitaenwhub

26. #NLD12 #libraries

27. Questions

30. Group Task
(one person take notes/report back)
Considering the possible technological
solutions/innovations presented so far reflect
on the following questions in relation to your
teaching/training:
• What can you use? What is possible or what
have you used already? Other ideas?
• What are the barriers in implementing some of
Conclusions
the ideas/applications presented? How might
these be overcome?
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31. How would you rate this first session?
1. Excellent
2. Very good
3. Okay
4. Could have been
much better
0% 0% 0% 0%
1 2 3 4

32. How was the pace?
1. Too fast
2. About right
3. Too slow
0% 0% 0%
1 2 3

33. What else would be helpful for you in
relation to this topic area?
1. More information about
current trends in
technology
2. Some skill development in
certain aspects of
training/using technology
3. More discussion about the
applications presented
4. All of the above 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
5. None of the above 1 2 3 4 5

34. Thank you for listening
a.spiers@ljmu.ac.uk
alextronic
alexander.spiers